Shared decision making for patients needing dentofacial orthopedics, orthognathic surgery, and conventional non-surgical fixed appliance therapy: a comparison between Pakistani patients' and clinicians' perspective.

Introduction: Shared decision making (SDM) involves presenting patients with relevant information about a health issue and reaching a clinical decision based on their preferences. However, its application in orthodontics lacks documentation.

Objective: This study aimed to assess and compare the perspectives of patients and clinicians on SDM in different cases.

Reduction of Acute Postoperative Pain With Pre-Emptive Pregabalin Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy.

Pregabalin has been considered to be a safe treatment for neuropathic pain. Owing to the lack of research regarding the use of pregabalin in the management of pain in under-resourced settings, our study aimed to deduce the effectiveness of a pre-emptive single dose of pregabalin pre-operatively to provide pain relief after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Treating acute pain is essential to avoid an increased hospital stay.

Direct Comparison of Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Veterans and Non-Veterans Using the Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry.

Objectives: This study aims to compare veterans and non-veterans undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using data from the Society for Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy (STS/ACC TVT) registry.

Methods: Patients undergoing TAVR at George Washington University (GWU) and veterans treated at Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) who underwent TAVR at GWU from 2014-2020 were included. All patients were reported in the TVT registry.